WHO Declines to Declare Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus an International Emergency

Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – World Health Organization (free) AND WHO Director-General’s statement on the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee on Novel Coronavirus (free)

See also: WHO declines to declare China virus outbreak a global health emergency – STAT (free) AND Coronavirus Is Spreading, but W.H.O. Says It’s Not a Global Emergency – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The coronavirus outbreak is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says – Vox (free) AND Wuhan lockdown ‘unprecedented’, shows commitment to contain virus: WHO representative in China – Reuters (free)

“Make no mistake. This is an emergency in China, but it has not yet become a global health emergency. It may yet become one.” (from WHO Director-General’s statement)